Sister, Back-off From MY MAN - Chapter 167

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Song Ji Hwan and Yang Nam-il reached the Lee Mansion and stayed a few meters away from the gate in their car.

“I hope our staying here would turn futile” Song Ji Hwan said hoping Aera won’t do anything stupid.

“Hmm, same here” Yang Nam-il too wished the same.

“If we both are here, who is with Ian?” Hwan realised they are not keeping an Ian.

“He is stronger, he won’t do anything stupid. Song Ji Hun’s men have kept an eye on him and are giving me timely updates. Aera’s case is different and more sensitive” Yang Nam-il explained why staying here is more important.

Song Ji Hwan frustratedly ran his hand through his hair, “I blame myself for Aera’s condition. Hyung always said to make it clear to her that he isn’t interested and I was reluctant because I didn’t wish for her to get hurt”

“Hey, what are you saying? Remember, years ago Song Ji Hun rejected her and clearly expressed his disinterest. Even he is not sure why after rejecting so clearly she kept her hopes up. After that they never met much and rarely interacted. Also, she was old enough to understand rejection when Ji Hun rejected her”

Yang Nam-il shared his thoughts as he didn’t understand why Aera didn’t move on then itself.

Song Ji Hwan recollected this incident which happened around the same time Kiaraa rejected Ian.

He again started cursing himself, “I should have informed Hyung of what happened instead of ignoring it. All of this is my fault”

Yang Nam-il got surprised this time and didn’t get the meaning behind his words.

“What do you mean Hwan?” He asked.

“After Hyung’s rejection, Aera was heartbroken and she cried but my mother met with her and…” Hwan then informed everything in detail as to how Ji Seo Yun gave false hopes to Aera.

“What the fuck is wrong with your mother? Why would she do this?” Yang Nam-il didn’t hesitate in expressing his anger not minding the fact that Ji Seo Yun is Hwan’s mother.

“Yeah, after what mom did, I went to Aera and tried to convince her that mom is just being ridiculous and Hyung isn’t interested in her but she misunderstood me and assumed I am into her and therefore I am discouraging her in pursuing elder brother. When she said that I got angry and decided to let her learn the lesson the hard way.”

Hwan now regretted letting Aera live in her dream world.

“Are you serious?” Yang Nam-il couldn’t believe all of this as Hwan never shared the details of this incident with them.

If he did, and Song Ji Hun was aware of it then Song Ji Hun would have handled the situation and wouldn’t have let things get dragged to this extent.

Only after seeing grandpa Lee’s reaction today did Song Ji Hun realise the situation with Aera was the same.

All these years he was busy with his work and his mother only nagged him to get married but never mentioned the girl’s name so he had no idea what was going on behind his back.

“I am so sorry” Hwan felt guilty.

“If you can, say sorry to that girl. Although she is annoying and all, she doesn’t deserve to suffer like this and be a victim of other’s people’s negligence. There is nothing wrong in being love with a person but the way she has been played and manipulated, it is very sad.” Yang Nam-il felt bad for Aera.

“Hmm, although she loved Hyung she never acted out of line or tried to get closer to him in cheap ways. She always carried her feelings with dignity” Hwan stated.

“Hwan, can I ask you something?” Yang Nam-il couldn’t help but ask, seeing the serious expression on Hwan’s face.

“Hmm?”

“Are you in love with her?”

Song Ji Hwan frustratedly held the bridge of his nose, “Believe me Yang Nam-il, I am not in love with her, I just pity her state as somewhere it is my mom who manipulated her like this. Whatever concern I am showing for her is all out of pity and sympathy. Please don’t overthink.”

“Fine, if you say so” Yang Nam-il was not convinced by what Hwan said as what he was seeing was not matching with what he was hearing.

“You don’t believe me?” Hwan got irritated.

“A man, who cares for his woman acts like the way you are acting” Yang Nam-il unhesitatingly said.

Song Ji Hwan chuckled, “Firstly, she is not my woman and secondly, I don’t care about what you think”

“Cool”

Just then they two saw a car leave the Lee Mansion and it wasn’t difficult for them to figure out that it was Aera who just left her home.

Yang Nam-il quickly started his car and followed hers discreetly by maintaining some distance but also ensuring she is not out of their sight.

“Do you think she is going somewhere to commit suicide?” Song Ji Hwan unbelievably asked as he couldn’t believe Aera would take such a drastic step just because Song Ji Hun is married.

“Hmm, high probability of that being the case” Yang Nam-il didn’t deny.

“Is she crazy? Are there no other men in this world except for Hyung? Does she not realise there are much better man available out there and if she gives them a chance, she can find someone who will love her sincerely”

Song Ji Hwan frustratedly shouted not being able to control himself.

Yang Nam-il just smiled seeing his reaction, “Hmm, couldn’t she glance at you and shift her attention to you instead”

“Nam-il, this is not the time to crack such lame jokes” Hwan was very serious right now and the thought of Aera might be wanting to kill herself for his brother was annoying him.

“Why are you upset? Because of what I said or you are jealous that she loves your brother?” Yang Nam-il won’t back down in teasing him.

“Yang Nam-il, a person is probably trying to commit suicide. There are much bigger problems to solve. Can you please focus on the important things here?”

“That’s what I am doing” With every passing second, Yang Nam-il’s doubt of Hwan being in love with Aera was solidifying.

They followed Aera, who was heading towards Han river side.

“This doesn’t look good” Yang Nam-il now started worrying about her.

“That’s what I had been trying to say. Now you realise the seriousness of this situation?” Hwan shouted at Yang Nam-il.

“Sorry dude, can we please focus on saving this dumb girl instead of arguing?” Yang Nam-il too responded irritatedly as he was really scared.

Just then Hwan’s phone rang and he was surprised to see Kim Do-Yun calling him.

“Why is Ian’s sister calling me?” Hwan wondered.

“Ian is at a bar right now and his sister followed him there that was the latest update I had” Yang Nam-il informed him while focusing on Aera’s car.

“Hello” Hwan immediately answered Kim Do-Yun’s call.

“Brother Hwan” Kim Do-Yun’s crying voice could be heard from the other hand, “Elder brother has drank and too much and is wasted. He is crying continuously and he just broke a bottle and hurt his hand. He is not letting anyone treat it and I am feeling helpless. I don’t want to trouble mom and dad, so…” she said between her sobs.

“I understand, stop crying and tell me where you are, I’ll reach there” Song Ji Hwan worriedly said and Yang Nam-il signalled him he knows where Ian is.

“I’ll be there soon” Hwan declared before hanging up.

“Ian’s condition is not good” Hwan worriedly informed Yang Nam-il.

Yang Nam-il quickly stopped the car to one side, “You follow Aera, I know where Ian is and that bar is not very far from here. I’ll take care of him” Yang Nam-il quickly stepped out the car and Hwan shifted to the driver side and sped the car to catch up with Aera, who was still in his line of sight.

After a few seconds, Aera stopped her car to a side and lifelessly stepped out of it.

The woman was clearly broken and her eyes were puffy, implying she had been crying.

Closing the car door, Aera stepped towards the Han river bridge.

The lifeless person, aimlessly walked ahead and tried to jump the bridge when suddenly a hand with full force held her arm and abruptly pulled her towards him.

When Song Ji Hwan saw what she was doing, he ran with all the might and before she could jump off the bridge he roughly pulled her towards him and tightly hugged her.